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Endang Lustiani L
Rismala
Syahri Fazira
Wandriauni pangestuti

The effect of progressive muscle relaxation

on cancer patients’ self-efficacy
 Backround of the
research
Cancer is a generic term for a large group
of diseases that can affect any part of the
body. In fact, it is not a disease with a
specific cause, but a group of diseases
with different causes, clinical
manifestations, treatments, and prognoses .
Cancer has become a major public health
problem worldwide; it is the second
leading cause of death in the United
Statesand the third one in Iran .
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Today, advances in cancer diagnosis and
treatment have increased the patients'
life ex-pectancy; yet, there is some
evidence of psychological adaptation
pro-blems and reduced quality of life
among the patients. Thus, at-tempts
made for physical and psychological
rehabilitation of these patients are of
great importance.
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One of the factors affecting cancer
patients' lifespan and quality of life is
self-efficacy. Self-efficacy, which is
considered as an individual's belief in
his/her abilities, influences many aspects
of personal functioning and increases the
quality of life so that people with higher
levels of self-efficacy have better physical
and mental health
 Purpose

Self-efficacy is considered as one of

the influential parameters affecting the
health of patients. This study aimed to
investigate the effect of relaxation
techniques on self-efficacy of patients
suffering from cancer.
 Material And Methode
This study was a clinical trial in which 80
patients suffering from cancer were randomly
assigned to two groups of experimental and
control. Data collection instruments consisted
of demographic in-formation and Strategies
Used by People to Promote Health
questionnaires. In the experimental group, the
patients performed relaxation techniques
once a day for 30 min over two months. In
the control group, the patients received the
routine care.
 Result

A statistically significant
difference was observed between
the mean self efficacy indices in
the ex-perimental group. There
was no significant difference in the
control group.